Nonrefillable bottle



May 11, 1937.

J. A. PATTERSON NONREFILLABLE BOTTLE Filed March 3, 1936 JH.. .MM

met' A llorneys Patented May 11, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE N 6 Claims.

This invention relates to non-rellable bottles and the present application is a continuation in part of a pending" application lor patent filed by me under date of January 20, 1936, Serial No. 59,984 and entitled Non-rellable bottle.

The present invention involves certain new and useful improvements over the bottle shown in the aforementioned pending application, and the present invention together with its objects and advantages will be best understood from a study of the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is an enlarged vertical sectional view through the invention and illustrating the application of the same to the neck of a bottle.

Figure 2 is a plan view of a disk forming part of the invention.

Figure 3 is a plan view of a sleeve and elastic Valve assembly forming part of the invention.

Figure 4 is a top plan View of a valve structure forming part of the invention.

Figure 5 is an elevational view of an elastic valve element.

Referring to the drawing by reference numerals it will be seen that 5 indicates a fragmentary portion of a bottle equipped with a neck 6.

The attachment per se is indicated generally by the reference numeral l and comprises an elongated tube 8 formed of glass or other suitable material and having an end portion adapted to fit snugly within the bore of the bottle neck 6 as shown in Figure l. At the inner end thereof the neck 6 is provided with a shoulder I2 between which and the lower end of the tube 8 is a gasket I3 of suitable material.

'Ihe tube 8 slightly downwardly from the upper end thereoiis formed with a shoulder H that has integral therewith a skirt I8 which snugly receives the neck 6 of the bottle as shown.

`Adjacent the lower ends thereof neck 6 and skirt I8 are provided with mating grooves I9 and 26 respectively to accommodate a locking ring 2| which serves as a medium for preventing axial separation of the bottle neck and the attachment 1.

At its upper end the tube 8 is provided externally with threads 22 to receive a screw cap or the like, and at said upper end the tube 8 is also bored as at 23 to receive a cork or the like.

At the inner end of the cork receiving section 23 of the bore tube 8 is formed integrally with an internal disk 24 perforated as at 25 and as clearly shown in Figure 1.

As shown, there are assembled longitudinally within the tube 8 a disk 26, a sleeve 21, a spaced (Cl. 21S-25) disk 28 having associated therewith in a manner hereinafter more fully referred to an elastic valve element 29, and a valve assembly indicated generally by the reference numeral 30.

'I'he disk 26 is first inserted into the tube 8 at the end thereof farthest remote from the disk 24. Disk 26 as clearly shown is provided with a groove 3l over which the openings 25 of disk 24 are arranged, a central distributing chamber 32 from which iluid passes into the groove 3| through openings 33 and a bored boss 34 through which the fluid passes into the chamber 32.

Next placed within the tube 6 is the sleeve 21 which lits snugly within the tube between the disk 26 and the disk 28 which is placed in the tube 8 following the placement therein of the sleeve 2l.

Disk 8 has projecting from one side thereof upwardly into the tube 2l a boss 35 which together with the disk 28 is bored to provide a fluid passage 36.

Externally the boss 35 is formed with a groove 31 to receive the beaded end of an elastic valve member 29 as shown in Figure l.

Valve member 29 extends into the sleeve 2l and is formed of rubber or other suitable material being somewhat in the form of a tube the upper portion of which is at so that the opposed walls thereof normally contact one another as n shown in Figure l to provide for a normal closing oi the valve sleeve. The lower portion of the sleeve 29 is extended and engaged with the boss 25 in the manner just explained.

Next there is placed within the sleeve 8 the valve assembly 3U.

Valve assembly 36 as shown comprises a substantially cylindrical valve cage 38 provided with a peripheral groove which forms the wall oi the cage and the wall of the tube 8 a chamber 39.

The valve cage 38 is in communication with the chamber 3S through the medium of ports 46 provided in the peripheral wall of the valve cage adjacent the lower end thereof, and ports 4I provided in the peripheral wall of the valve cage adjacent the upper end thereof, it being noted that the valve cage in the bottom thereof is provided with an inlet opening the inner end of which is formed to provide a valve seat l2 for a suitable valve 13 which controls the ports lll and 4l in a manner hereinafter more fully explained.

For the valve cage 36 there is provided a perforated cap 44 having therein a central opening through which works the valve stem 46.

As shown, valve t3 is normally engaged With its seat 42 through the medium of a coil spring d1.

Adjacent the bottom end thereof the valve cage 38 is formed with an external groove i8 that mates with an internal groove 49 provided adjacent the lovver end of the tube 8 and these grooves accommodate a spring locking ring 50 in the manner clearly shown.

Further in accordance with the present invention the neck 6 is provided with external grooves 5l which form air passages that aline with air passages 52 formed at the point Where the skirt l is made integral with the sleeve 8, and these passages 52 at one end open into the space 53 provided between the upper end of the sleeve 2l and the tube 3 and result from the reducing of the upper end of the sleeve 27.

Also this space 53 is in communication with the interior of the sleeve 2l through the medium of notches 54 provided in the upper end of the sleeve as shown. Thus it Will be seen that air will be permitted to escape from Within the sleeve 2l into the space 53, and from the space 53 through the pasages 52 and the grooves 3 to the atmosphere.

It will also be seen that in the upper edge thereof inwardly from its outer peripheral surface neck is provided With a groove 55 in which is seated a gasket 56 of suitable yieldable material and on. which gasket rests the shoulder Il.

The utility and advantages of the invention may be brieiiy described as follows:

In operation to pour the contents of the bottle therefrom the bottle is inverted in the usual manner. As a result of this invention valve 43 Will move against the action of spring 4l' from its seat i2 and the liquid will flow into the valve cage and through the port 30 to the passage 39. From the passage 39 the liquid will re-enter the valve cage through the ports il and from the ports lll flow through the perforations in the cap 5 and through the passage 36 into the flexible valve 29. The free end of the valve 29 Will expand permitting the liquid to pass therefrom through the passage 34 into the chamber 32 and from this chamber through the ports 43 into the groove 3l. From the groove 3l the liquid will pass through the perforations and the threaded end of the neck into the container or the like.

As is obvious as soon as the bottle is set upright the valves will all move to closed position.

A re-illing of the bottle Will be positively prevented since as is thought apparent, by reason of the arrangement and construction of the valve the latter cannot be opened and the attempt to pour any liquid back into the bottle would serve only to more tightly close the valve.

Also by reason of the construction of the disk 26 an instrument could not be inserted into the attachment as would permit of an expanding of the normally contracted or closed end of the valve 29.

It will also be understood that when desired the valve assembly 3! may be entirely dispensed With, and under such conditions the valve disk 25 would be disposed at the lower end of the tube 8 and for locking the disk 28 in this position said disk as shown is provided externally with a peripheral groove 5l' which Will mate with the groove 56 in the tube 8 so as to accommodate the locking ring i8 in a manner to positively secure the disk in position.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A non-reillable bottle having in combination a neck, an elongated tubular member having an end portion fitting snugly Within said neck, inter-engaging means on said end portion of the tubular member and on said neck for positively securing said tubular member Within said neck and against axial separation of the neck and tubular member, said tubular member inwardly from the outer end thereof being provided internally with an integral apertured disk, a second disk removably fitted Within said tubular member and disposed against one side of the first named disk, the second named disk being provided in one face thereof with a circular groove registering with the apertures in the first named disk, said second disk being also provided with a circular liquid receiving chamber and a wall common to said chamber and groove and provided with apertures through which liquid passes from said chamber into the groove incidental to a discharge of the liquid from the bottle, and said disk having a central aperture through Which liquid from the bottle passes into said chamber.

2. A non-iellable bottle having in combination a neck, an elongated tubular member having an end portion fitting snugly within said neck, inter-engaging means on said end portion of the tubular member and on said neck for positively securing said tubular member Within said neck and against axial separation of the neck and tubular member, said tubular member inwardly from the outer end thereof being provided internally With an integral apertured disk, a second disk removably fitted Within said tubular member and disposed against one side of the first named disk, the second named disk being provided in one face thereof with a circular groove registering with the apertures in the rst named disk, said second disk being also provided with a circular liquid receiving chamber and a wall common to said chamber and groove and provided With apertures through which liquid passes from said chamber into the groove incidental to a discharge of the liquid from the bottle, said disk having a central aperture through which liquid from the bottle passes into said chamber, a sleeve fitting snugly within said tubular member and having one end abutting said removable disk, a valve disk disposed in abutting relation with the end of said sleeve farthest remote from said removable disk, said valve disk having a bored central boss projecting therefrom into said sleeve, and an expansible substantially tubular valve element having an end sleeved over said boss and a second normally collapsed and closed end terminating within said sleeve.

3. A non-rellable bottle having in combination a neck, an elongated tubular member having an end portion fitting snugly Within said neck, inter-engaging means on said end portion of the tubular member and on said neck for positively securing said tubular member Within said neck and against axial separation of the neck and tubular member, said tubular member inwardly from the outer end thereof being provided inter nally with an integral apertured disk, a second disk removably tted Within said tubular member and disposed against one side of the first named disk, the second named disk being provided in one face thereof With a circular groove registering with the apertures in the rst named disk, said second disk being also provided with a circular liquid receiving chamber and a Wall common to said chamber and groove and provided with apertures through which liquid passes from said chamber into the groove incidental to a discharge of the liquid from the bottle, said disk having a central aperture through which liquid from the bottle passes into said chamber, a sleeve fitting snugly within said tubular member and having one end abutting said removable disk, a valve disk disposed in abutting relation with the end of said sleeve farthest remote from said removable disk, said valve disk having a bored central boss projecting therefrom into said sleeve, an eX- pansible substantially tubular valve element having an end sleeved over said boss and a second normally collapsed and closed end terminating within said sleeve, a valve cage arranged within the tubular member and having an end in abutting engagement with said valve disk, said valve cage having an external peripheral groove in the Wall thereof and forming with said tube a chamber surrounding the valve cage, said valve cage having in the bottom thereof a liquid intake port and a seat at the inner end of said port, and also having at the end thereof abutting said valve disk a plurality of discharge ports; said valve cage in the periphery thereof being also provided adjacent its lower end with a series of ports for the passage of liquid from the cage to said chamber, and said cage in the peripheral wall thereof adjacent the upper end thereof being provided with a series of ports for the passage of liquid from said chamber into the cage, and a spring pressed valve having a sliding t within said cage and normally engaging said valve seat.

4. In a non-refillable bottle a neck having a fixed disk associated therewith, said disk having an imperforated center and provided with perforations adjacent the peripheral edge thereof, and a second disk disposed in abutting engagement with the inner side of the first disk, said second disk being provided in one face thereof with a circular groove registering with the perforations in the first disk, and also being provided with a circular liquid receiving chamber, a wall common to said chamber and groove and provided with apertures through which liquid passes from said chamber into the groove incidental to a discharge of the liquid from the bottle, said second disk being also provided with a central aperture through which liquid from the bottle passes into said chamber.

5. In a non-refillable bottle a neck having a fixed disk associated therewith, said disk having an imperforated center and provided with perforations adjacent the peripheral edge thereof, and a second disk disposed in abutting engagement with the inner side of the first disk, said second disk being provided in one face thereof with a circular groove registering with the perforations in the first disk, and also being provided with a circular liquid receiving chamber, a wall common to said chamber and groove and provided with apertures through which liquid passes from said chamber into the groove incidental to a discharge of the liquid from the bottle, said second disk being also provided with a central aperture through which liquid from the bottle passes into said chamber, and an outwardly opening valve arranged in the neck below the second disk and constructed as a collapsible tube.

6. In a non-refillable bottle a neck having a fixed disk associated therewith, said disk having an imperforated center and provided with perforations adjacent the peripheral edge thereof, and a second disk disposed in abutting engagement with the inner side of the rst disk, said second disk being provided in one face thereof with a circular groove registering with the perforations in the first disk, and also being provided with a circular liquid receiving chamber, a wall common to said chamber and groove and provided with apertures through which liquid passes from said chamber into the groove incidental to a discharge JOSEPH A. PATTERSON. 

